I'm home from work today. I had a podiatrist appointment in the middle of the day so just took the whole day off. I'm glad I did because I really needed the rest this morning. And, I can get some things done that I don't have the energy to do after a work day.
The doctor thinks I have a morton's neuroma which, if I understand it correctly, is some type of irritation of the nerve which causes symptoms. The doctor gave me some pads to wear on the ball of my feet for a few days and (tw: needles)
The doctor was nice. I'm not sure if this is the only issue or not, but hopefully it is and this treatment will work. I go back in a month to report back if today's treatment did the trick.